(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm
(bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names
are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm
description is given.(since 1871)
Years
within or near core 1874tsbr,1880m,1886,1887,1895br,1902,1909,1910br,1910tsbr,1916tsbr(added from hurdat),1916brm,1919brm,1925ts,1933,1933tsbr,1936ts,1944tsbr(added from hurdat),1945br,1947ts, 1954br,1958ts,1960tsbr,1967m,1980m,1983tsbr,1988brm,2003br,2008br,2010ts,2020br
30 times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names from list
above Alice,Alma,Abbey,Beulah,Allen,Barry,Gilbert,Erika,Dolly,Hermine,Hanna,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=12, 40.00% H=18, 60.00%
Longest gap between storms 12 years 1968-1979
How often Brownsville gets
affected? brushed or hit every 5.07 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes) (8h)once every 19 yearsstate stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(3) once every 50.67 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 109mph
Statistically when Brownsville should be affected
next before the end of 2025 This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be
affected by that year
Last
affected by
2020 Aug 25th,Hurricane Hanna brushes north by 46 with 90mph winds while moving WSW.
Brownsville's hurricane past 1880 aug 13th a major hurricane hits 145mph from the ESE. Map 1886 Sept 23rd 90mph from the SSE 1887 95mph SEP 21 14 killed Press 28.93". 10.78" of rain. 1902 June 26th 80mph from the south 1909 June 29th 95mph from the east according to the hurricane research division. 1933 september 5th 95mph from the east a
storm surge of 13 ft killing 40 & injuring 500.Heavy damage reported up to Corpus christi.Winds gusted to 125mph 1967 sept 20th, 160mph hurricane Beulah
brushes to the south,area has gusts to 80mph & dumps 15 inches of rain
here.Beulah 13 dead 136mph at landfall press 28.07 & estimated 95 tornadoes
associated with beulah2 of 3 local T.V stations knocked off the air.10ft storm surge,up to 30 inch rain amounts in some areas. NHC Wallet 1980 Aug 10th
hurricane Allen hits with 115mph winds dumping 15 inches of rain here moderate
damage 2 dead. Article | Av model error
2008 Hurricane Dolly hit while moving N.W with 100mph winds.hit map | Our coverage as it happened
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